Plan for Implementation
According to the review of literature, one of the biggest problems to prevent CLABSI in the critical care areas is the lack of compliance to the existing protocols by nurses and other healthcare professionals. As we have learned, the insertion of central vascular catheters is an ubiquitous practice in the healthcare setting. Although, the benefits of central vascular catheters are many, the complications associated with this, necessary treatment are dangerous and could cost the life of patients of all ages and economical back ground. In addition, CLABSI creates unnecessary extra costs to institutions, who have to cover the all expenses, since, federal institutions are not longer reimbursing hospitals for any HAIs cost. All institutions around the country have put in efforts to prevent CLABSI and other HAIs by developing, introducing and practicing specific guidelines or bundles to prevent this infection. These preventative measures have showed to work to decrease the rates of CLABSI. However, the main goal is to eradicate CLABSI from the health care setting, this goal has not been attained yet.
Based in the review of literature and the evidence gathered from it, a plan was created to increase the compliance to …show more content…
It is essential for this project that the nurses chosen for this team, had few years of experience working with central lines and are familiar with CLABSI and all the protocols available to prevented it. In addition, it is important that nurses, nurse practitioners, physician and assistance physicians recognized the authority that this nurses will have to stop a procedure if they believes that the protocol was violated in anyway. In addition, the unit-based quality team will be free to make questions to all new and senior nurses about central line care and even ask to perform the skills in front of them to evaluated and give immediate feedback about their
According to the review of literature, one of the biggest problems to prevent CLABSI in the critical care areas is the lack of compliance to the existing protocols by nurses and other healthcare professionals. As we have learned, the insertion of central vascular catheters is an ubiquitous practice in the healthcare setting. Although, the benefits of central vascular catheters are many, the complications associated with this, necessary treatment are dangerous and could cost the life of patients of all ages and economical back ground. In addition, CLABSI creates unnecessary extra costs to institutions, who have to cover the all expenses, since, federal institutions are not longer reimbursing hospitals for any HAIs cost. All institutions around the country have put in efforts to prevent CLABSI and other HAIs by developing, introducing and practicing specific guidelines or bundles to prevent this infection. These preventative measures have showed to work to decrease the rates of CLABSI. However, the main goal is to eradicate CLABSI from the health care setting, this goal has not been attained yet.
Based in the review of literature and the evidence gathered from it, a plan was created to increase the compliance to …show more content…
It is essential for this project that the nurses chosen for this team, had few years of experience working with central lines and are familiar with CLABSI and all the protocols available to prevented it. In addition, it is important that nurses, nurse practitioners, physician and assistance physicians recognized the authority that this nurses will have to stop a procedure if they believes that the protocol was violated in anyway. In addition, the unit-based quality team will be free to make questions to all new and senior nurses about central line care and even ask to perform the skills in front of them to evaluated and give immediate feedback about their